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Italians For New
From Our Own Correspondent NOUMEA, August, 7.
SEVENTY Italians—eight of whom are married—arrived recently in New Caledonia, and have started work at the chrome mines of Tie baghi and Chagrin, in the north.
Inspector of Works Chatelain said that each worker was housed and paid 6,000 - 8,000 Pacific francs (£A.42-56) per month; but other reports say the wage is 4,000-5,000 francs. They may have to reimburse the fare from Marseilles to Noumea to their employees within the next six months.
The Chung King, expected in Noumea on August 17, is bringing another 150 Italians for the mining industry.
A reception at the home of Sir Brian and Lady Freeston at South Pacific Commission Headquarters, Noumea, following the recent marriage of Miss Judy Wright, of Sydney, to Mr. Pierre Dememe at Noumea Cathedral. The bride has been working for the SPC. The bridegroom is attached to the American Consulate, Noumea.